Real name: Larry Wayne Stevens

Effective period / Period of releases: 1960 - 1980

Gary S.[Sanford] Paxton (born May 18, 1939, Coffeyville, Kansas, USA – died July 16, 2016, Branson, Missouri, USA) was an American record producer, singer/songwriter, arranger, record label founder and publisher. Paxton made it very clear that his name is Gary S. Paxton, not "Gary Paxton". Best known for his legendary role for Monster Mash

By 1967 he had moved from Hollywood to Bakersfield, California where he founded Bakersfield International Records, focusing on the Honky-Tonk inspired "Bakersfield Sound" genre of country and western music.

Owner of G.S.P. Studios